function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		buttons_01_over = newImage("button_images/buttons_01-over.gif");
		buttons_03_over = newImage("button_images/buttons_03-over.gif");
		buttons_04_over = newImage("button_images/buttons_04-over.gif");
		buttons_06_over = newImage("button_images/buttons_06-over.gif");
		buttons_08_over = newImage("button_images/buttons_08-over.gif");
		buttons_09_over = newImage("button_images/buttons_09-over.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}